Latest update June 14th, 2025 12:49 AM
Traveler in cocaine bust in Canada did not originate from Guyana – CANU
The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit
Kaieteur News – The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) clarified on Wednesday that the traveler who was busted with 3.5 kilograms (kg) of cocaine hidden in multiple pairs of shoes in Canada did not travel from Guyana.
The discovery was made on May 26, 2025 by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), at the Toronto Pearson International Airport.
According to CANU “the recent seizure of cocaine in footwear which occurred in Canada on May 26, 2025 did not originate from Guyana.”
CANU said the passenger in question boarded Caribbean Airlines flight BW 616 in Trinidad as an in-transit passenger to Canada as his final destination. Immigration records indicate that the passenger did not disembark the flight when it landed in Guyana.
However, the CBSA, in a Facebook post on Monday, stated that the cocaine has an estimated value of over CND$437,000.
According to the agency, the cocaine was found by contraband detection technology at the airport.
“Some of the detection technology employed by the CBSA includes ion mobility spectrometry, x-rays and narcotic identification kits. These tools, in combination with the officer’s knowledge, experience, and training, enable successful enforcement actions”, the agency said.
The name or nationality of the traveler has not yet been released by CBSA due to privacy laws in Canada. However, the traveler, along with the cocaine were handed over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ontario.
Image depicting shoes and X-ray that was done on the shoes
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